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De-facto gaps in social protection for standard and non-standard workers : an approach for monitoring the accessibility and levels of income support
Immervoll, Herwig; Fernández, Rodrigo; Hyee, Raphaela; … - 2022
Social protection systems play a key stabilising role for individuals and societies, especially in the recent context of heightened uncertainties. Income stabilisation and related social policy objectives hinge on the extent to which social protection is accessible for those requiring support....
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How reliable are social safety nets? : value and accessibility in situations of acute economic need
Immervoll, Herwig; Hyee, Raphaela; Fernández, Rodrigo; … - 2022
Social protection systems use a range of entitlement criteria. First-tier support typically requires contributions or past employment in many countries, while safety net benefits are granted on the basis of need. In a context of volatile and uncertain labour markets, careful and continuous...
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Cash transfers, poverty, and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Stampini, Marco; Medellín, Nadin; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2023
(coverage, leakage, and quality of demographic targeting). We identify 67 programs, which fall into three broad categories … size of their transfers and their historic under-coverage of the population living in poverty. Transfers represent … categories. Our policy recommendations include: (i) intensifying efforts to increase coverage among the poor, using modern …
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The 2008 Chilean reform to first-pillar pensions
Valdés-Prieto, Salvador - 2009
Chile approved in early 2008 the replacement of her two current non-contributory subsidies for the old poor for a unified program with a pioneering design, with phase-in ending in 2012. This paper describes the political economy of this reform and evaluates it with regards to efficiency and...
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How do income-support systems in the UK affect labour force participation?
Brewer, Mike - 2009
This paper reviews how income-support systems affect labour force participation in the UK. The UK's approach to social insurance is "basic security", with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant. Compared with the EU, the UK has high employment...
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Welfare reforms and labour supply in Italy
Brugiavini, Agar - 2009
firms to hire on a short-term basis. However the UI system is limited to open-ended contracts and coverage is also …
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Vulnerability of social institutions
Fall, Falilou; Bloch, Debbie; Höller, Peter; … - 2014
Social institutions face many challenges. The recent economic crisis has provided a stress test as it has left a legacy of high unemployment and high government debt in many countries. It also lowered potential output and thus the revenue base for social protection schemes. At the same time,...
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Vulnerability of social institutions : lessons from the recent crisis and historical episodes
Fall, Falilou; Pisu, Mauro; Pareliussen, Jon K.; Bloch, … - 2014
The recent economic crisis has provided a stress test for the vulnerability of social institutions. This paper assesses the vulnerability of social institutions in light of the current crisis, and surveys past episodes, when social institutions faced similar challenges. Public pay-as-you-go...
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Will Your Social Insurance Pay Off? Making Social Security Progressivity Work for Low-Income Retirees
Biggs, Andrew G. - 2009
Although the Social Security program is progressive - meaning that the replacement rate of preretirement earnings offered by Social Security tends to rise as lifetime earnings decline - this relationship is erratic. While individuals with lower lifetime earnings receive better treatment on...
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Introducing Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa : Prospects for a New Social Contract?
Loewe, Markus - 2020
The introductory article of this special issue looks at the genesis, characteristics and challenges of social protection schemes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It argues that social protection policies in the MENA should be seen as a key ingredient of the social contract that...
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